Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.72/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$138.72

42 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$113

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$25.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.60

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	360	145.87	526	25
Medium and Large 1	503	134.01	674	10thin
Medium and Large 2	533	119.90	639	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.98/cwt here — about −$113 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale42 hd

138.72

—

FL average10 barns · 715 hd

147.32

−8.60

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,007	61.00	614	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,342	64.07	860	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,090	54.72	596	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	843	38.97	329	6thin

Every lot, as filed

39 lots · USDA AMS · Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	118.52/cwt	114.00–120.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	177	197.54/cwt	195.00–200.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	108.58/cwt	104.00–110.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	257	192.02/cwt	190.00–195.00	493	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.20/cwt	140.00–147.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	196.74/cwt	195.00–200.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	143.47/cwt	140.00–147.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	144.82/cwt	142.50–147.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	161.77/cwt	157.50–166.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	173.33/cwt	171.50–175.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	197.18/cwt	195.00–200.00	629	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	133.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	190.96/cwt	188.00–194.00	707	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	64.07/cwt	61.00–67.00	860	2
Bulls	—	—	1,007	61.00/cwt	60.00–62.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	164.90/cwt	160.00–167.50	429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	88.96/cwt	84.00–94.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	180.69/cwt	180.00–185.00	502	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	167.47/cwt	166.00–169.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	186.56/cwt	180.00–190.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	143.52/cwt	143.00–144.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	159.97/cwt	157.50–162.50	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	142.89/cwt	140.00–145.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	406	131.77/cwt	130.00–137.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	174.77/cwt	170.00–180.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	125.97/cwt	122.00–128.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	134.99/cwt	134.00–137.00	625	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	54.55/cwt	50.00–57.00	626	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	61.49/cwt	60.00–63.00	689	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	912	41.50/cwt	40.00–43.00	378	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	36.73/cwt	33.00–40.00	329	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	43.44/cwt	42.00–45.00	321	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	89.91/cwt	88.00–92.00	890	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	760	80.66/cwt	78.00–83.00	613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	775	104.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	814	2

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 212Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 33Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 47Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	562	114.00–120.00	118.52
2	—	542	129.00–130.00	129.50
2	—	480	143.00–144.00	143.52
2	—	370	157.50–162.50	159.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	177	195.00–200.00	197.54
3	—	260	160.00–167.50	164.90
2	—	675	84.00–94.00	88.96
5	—	369	140.00–145.00	142.89
4	—	406	130.00–137.00	131.77
2	—	215	170.00–180.00	174.77
3	—	463	122.00–128.00	125.97
4	—	310	150.00–155.00	152.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	104.00–110.00	108.58
3	—	463	134.00–137.00	134.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	257	190.00–195.00	192.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	140.00–147.00	145.20
2	—	607	115.00–120.00	117.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	311	195.00–200.00	196.74
2	—	560	140.00–147.00	143.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	142.50–147.00	144.82
2	—	457	157.50–166.00	161.77
2	—	425	171.50–175.00	173.33
6	—	315	180.00–190.00	186.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	319	195.00–200.00	197.18
2	—	587	130.00–137.00	133.54
2	—	370	188.00–194.00	190.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	278	180.00–185.00	180.69
2	—	427	166.00–169.00	167.47
2	—	327	170.00–175.00	172.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,342	61.00–67.00	64.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,148	50.00–57.00	54.55
4	—	1,120	60.00–63.00	61.49
2	—	912	40.00–43.00	41.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	895	33.00–40.00	36.73
2	—	740	42.00–45.00	43.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,007	60.00–62.00	61.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	88.00–92.00	89.91
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	760	78.00–83.00	80.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	775	100.00–110.00	104.97

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle